Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

She described the statue’s design as displaying carved jewelry and robe and sash, with a unique left-hand gesture across the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’s condition continued to improve Wednesday and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ...

A French politician has suggested the U.S. is no longer worthy of keeping the Statue of Liberty. The White House brushed back ...

Steen Heidemann’s collection will be installed as a semi-permanent exhibition in the Toledo Cathedral in Spain.

Rome has plenty of world-class art. To see one of the best-known private galleries, head to an elegant palace with incredible ...

Children are, after all, “first in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Our Catholic kitsch becomes woven into the fabric of our lives, ...

Prior to moving to Rome in August 2021, he served as NCR's national correspondent, where his award winning reporting included coverage of the Catholic vote during the 2020 campaign and the ...

(AP Photo/Francisco Seco) People and a Christian priest stand next to the statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ...

The Feb. 24 letter also argues that “placing larger-than-life statues of Catholic saints in front of ... that folks prefer to see some other sort of … art there” and want to “be able ...

Now tomorrow is the start of Lent, the preparation that the Catholic Church makes for Easter, the high point of the church's liturgical year. Tomorrow, the Pope will not be leading the Ash ...